Skills
44 skills are associated with this occupation.
0 skills selected
Essential knowledge
6 skills
Essential skills / competences
18 skills
Optional knowledge
2 skills
Optional skills / competences
18 skills
Overview
Fundraising managers raise money for organisations by planning fundraising activities, developing donor and sponsor relationships, coordinating campaigns and managing raised resources.
In job descriptions, look for corporate partnerships, donor databases, grant proposals, direct mail, events, budgets, promotional tools, volunteer coordination and financial reporting.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Fundraising management combines campaign planning, donor contact, sponsor relationships, event coordination and budget follow-up. The work connects communication choices with money raised for an organisation’s programmes.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes fundraising methods, grant proposals, donor databases, corporate partnerships, promotional tools, social media marketing, financial plans, charity budgets and coordination of staff or volunteers.
Salary context
Pay context depends on fundraising target size, budget responsibility, team leadership, grant complexity, donor portfolio, event scale and accountability for reporting how raised resources are used.
Career paths
Development can move from campaign coordination into major donor work, grant strategy, partnership management, communications leadership, programme funding, consulting or wider nonprofit management.
Good to know
Look for income streams, donor type, database ownership, event scope, proposal writing and budget authority. A clear advert explains how fundraising success is measured.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
Public relations professionals (2432)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c2e6609d-0abe-4a38-b295-e06edbd52e82 |
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| ESCO code | 2432.3 |
| ISCO group | 2432 |
| Concept type | Occupation |